Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces competition lineup

The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has announced its lineup for the Official Competition and First Feature Competition sections. The selection includes 24 films, featuring 21 world premieres and three international premieres.

Notable entries include Dominican filmmaker José María Cabral’s dark comedy ‘Sh*t Happens’ and Venezuelan director Patricia Ortega’s biopic ‘Caballé’, which focuses on Catalan opera soprano Montserrat Caballé. Other featured works include ‘The Matriarch’ by German-Vietnamese filmmaker Alison Kuhn and ‘In Starland’, the directorial debut of UK actor Ray Panthaki.

Artistic Director Triin Tramberg noted that the selection aims to bring together established directors and new filmmakers to explore diverse cinematic perspectives, focusing on themes such as family relationships, coming of age, and social issues.